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Little more than two-years ago the 27-year-old splashed out £30,000 on extensive hair transplant surgery to thicken his hair, which originally started thinning when he was in his early twenties.

While many would chose to keep such treatments under wraps, a delighted Wayne opted to share the results of his heavy spending with followers on Twitter.

Happy to oblige: Manchester United striker Wayne signs an autograph while Coleen stands by his side at Apple Jacks farm in Cheshire

Hi all: Wayne Rooney posted this image on Twitter after spending thousands of pounds on a hair transplant in 2011

At the time he posted a shot of a radically improved hair-line to the one that graced his head during the previous 2010-11 season.

An accompanying tweet read: ‘Hi all there’s my head. It will take a few months to grown. Still a bit bloody too. But that’s all normal. #hairwego.’

The striker had previously opened up about his surgery in a confessional tweet earlier that year.

He wrote: ‘Just to confirm to all my followers I have had a hair transplant. I was going bald at 25 why not. I’m delighted with the result. It’s still a bit bruised and swollen when it dies down u will be first to see it.'

Nasty: Wayne Rooney posted this photo of the injury that has ruled him out of England's forthcoming World Cup qualifiers with Moldova and Ukraine

Painful: Rooney's gash was caused by a training ground accident

With a jokey flourish he added:
‘Anyone recommend any good hair gel. Haha. I had it done in Harley
street hair clinic London. Thanks to all the staff who looked after
me.’

The striker underwent another hair transplant in the same clinic earlier this year for a further nine hours of surgery.

Speaking to the Mirror, hair transplant
surgeon Asim Shahmalak said his second op had been carried out to cover
fresh bald patches.

Highly visible: The scar is evident on Wayne Rooney's forehead during a visit to Manchester United's Carrington training ground

Heading home: Wayne Rooney leaves Carrington on Wednesday

All alone: Wayne spent his day at Carrington while his England teammates train ahead of their imminent World Cup qualifier with Moldova on Friday

He said: ‘Wayne has kept hold of the
hair from his first transplant at the front of his head. But he has
continued to lose his hair further back on his head and his crown. It
has given him two noticeable bald patches.

‘The only way to remedy this was with a second hair transplant.’

Following
their visit to Apple Jacks on Monday, the Rooney's headed back to the Liverpool
home of Coleen's parents, where she was later spotted ventured out to
discard some household rubbish in her bare feet.

Wipe your feet: Coleen Rooney throws out the rubbish in her bare fee during a visit to her parents home in Liverpool that day

Out with the old: Coleen opted not to wear shoes as she padded out onto the street with a handful of rubbish on Monday

Taking it easy: Coleen and Wayne are spending some extra time together following the freak injury that has ruled him out of England's forthcoming World Cup qualifiers

Watch where you step: Coleen treads the pavement in her bare feet

Wayne also updated his Facebook page with graphic shots of the shocking injury that England team-mate Theo Walcott previously described as 'something from a horror movie.'

In two pictures posted on Wednesday, the footballer showed the extent of the open wound, which extends some three inches across his forehead.

The scars were still visible when Wayne drove away from Manchester United's Carrington training ground that day.

Wayne picked up the injury after being hit in the had with a stray boot from defender Phil Jones, with manager David Moyes later conceding that it was bad enough to put him on the sidelines for the next few games.

'He got a cut down the middle of his forehead, completely accidental, but it was quite a bad cut,' Moyes told Sky Sports. 'It will probably keep him out for a few weeks.'

I'll be off: Colleen Rooney makes her way back into her parents Liverpool home